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P. EAST. WALL OASE POR EXHBITING PHOTOGRAPHS. No. 398,953. Patente I' 5, 188Q HG1. 4 J W6?.

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FRAN(IS EAST, OF DUNDEE, SCOTLAND.

WALL-CASE FOR EXHIBITING PHOTOGRAPHS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,953, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed September 24, 1888. Serial No. 286,190, (No model.)

.To aZ whom, z may concern:

Se it known that l, FRANcIs EAST, chairmanufacturer, residing at i7 Nelson Street,

Dundee, in that part of Great Britain called. Scotland,"a subject of the Queen of Great i Britain, have invented new and useful lmprovements in an Improved lVall-(iase for Exg or strip havingl recess la, with which springhibiting Photographs and similar Articles, of which the following a specification.

Myinvention consists in an improved wallease for exhibiting photographs and similar articles, my object being, while clearly exhibiting the contents and atl'ording readyv means for exchange, to protect the same from dust and dirt. The con.` such as to permit or' its being suspendedi'rom a wall or mounted upon a counter or shelf. I attain these objects by means of the devices shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a l'ront view; Fig. 2, a section on line A A, Fig. 1; Fig. l5,an end vien'. Figs. i, 5, and o show, respectively, front view, section on line D D, Fig. l, and end vien', with front removed, of a modiiied form of my invention. Figs. 7, 8, and 5l show, respectively, front view, section on line B B, and part end vien', and section on line C C, Fig. 7, of multiple showcase.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts in a'll the views.

The upper part of the case is preferably so constructed as to form a shelf, 1, Figs. 1, 2, and il. 2 and 3 are strips, preferablyT of wood, in which grooves l and 5 are formed. The grooves el l are for holding the glass front, and grooves 5 5 are for the photograph-slide. l (5 are two end pieces, which may be formed oi' wood or metal, pivoted or hinged at 7 7, and when closed heid in position by pins S 8. il il are pieces oi' felt or other sott material, which are fastened to the strips holding the glazed trent and to the end pieces, G (i, so as to exclude dust and dirt. 1() is the glass front; 1 l, the photograph-slide; 19, the wood or other back. ot' case. To change the photographs,

pictures, or lsimilar articles contained in case, the end pieces, o o, are lowered into the position shown Ain Fig. i3, glass front 1() is removed and afterward slide 11, another being substituted for it.

Amodiiieation of the before-described case is shown in Figs. i, 5, and (3. 1 is a broad top shelf, which can be employed for standing' small articles upon; 13, top horizontal molding' catch 1T engages; l5, bottom molding having groove 1G. 10 is the removable glass front for covering the photograph or print. The face of'case-bacl; 12 is covered at 1S with felt or equivalent material for excluding dust and dirt, the moldings 2 and 3 holding the glass ruction of the case is `front being also similarly lined. To change the contents, the front l() is gra-sped on both sides and pulled slightly forward. The springeatch 17, being forced inward by the pressure exerted, releases the front.

7, S, and 9 show the arrangement einployed in a multiple case, such as would be used by a salesman for exhibiting goods. 1 is a broad iop shelf hinged at 10, which maybe secured by a spring-catch, 17, or by a lock opened by a key. 2 and 3 are strips of Wood or other suitable substance having grooves t 5 formed therein, as previouslyv described under Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and for similar purposes. 2O are two side pieces, each having a groove, 21, formed therein. Screw-pins 22, havin g large heads, are screwed into the bacl; ot' case 12, and are made to engage with metal plates of the form shown at 23, Fig. S. To change the contents, the top 1 is unfastened and turned up. One or both sides ot' 2O are pushed up until the circular perforation in plates 23, mounted on sides 20, permit the head ot screw-pin 22 to pass through. The sides 2O ea-n then be Withdrawn.

l. The combination, in aease forexhibiting photographs, pictures, and similar articles having a glazed front slide, of moldings 2 and 3, each having a double groove, i and 5, for holding the glass and photograph-slide, respectively, and permitting their removal and replacement without displacing the. Wood- Worl; containing said glazed slide, and the In testimony whereof I have Set my hand 1o in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS EAST.

XVitnesses:

ALEX MCLEACH, J r., ALLAN HALE, Both Law Apprentices, A70. il Reform Slffree,

Dundee. 

